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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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